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(No Model.)

G. A. SULLIVAN & J. A. SMITH.

WINDOW CLEANER.

No. 439,331. PatentedOot. 28, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES A. SULLIVAN AND JOHN A. SMITH, OF WINDSOR, CANADA.

WINDOW-C LEAN ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 439,331, datedOctober28, 1890.

Application filed July 5, 1890. Serial No. 357,885. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, CHARLES A. SULLI- VAN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and JOHN A. SMITH, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, bothresiding at Windsor, in the county of Essex and Province of Ontario,Canada, have invented a new and useful Window- Oleaner, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This improvement relates to that class of window-cleaners provided witha reservoir of water and clamps for holding the rubbing material ormaterials; and the invention consists in the peculiar construction,arrangement, and combination of parts hereinafter described and thendefinitely claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of awindow-cleaner constructed according to ourimprovement with part of therubbing material removed. Fig. 2 is a vertical central section of thesame.

Referring now to the details of the drawings by letter, A represents asocket adapted to receive a handle, (not shown,) and having jaws a,through which and a tongue B passes a bolt 0, having a wing-nut c, bywhich the jaws a can be firmly clasped upon the tongue B. In order thatthe jaws may have considerable spring in them, I prefer to split theshank of the socket, as shown at (0. Connected to or formed integralwith the tongue is a rib D, having bearings E at each end, carrying jawsF, which rib and bearings receive a reservoir G, having an opening atone end to receive a cork, plug, or any other convenient stopper 9 andperforated along one side, as shown at g.

F F are two more jaws, which are connected together by clips H, whichpass over the top of the reservoir and receive bolts I, having wing-nuts'i, by turning which the jaws F and F are drawn together, so as to clampthe rubbing material between them. On the perforated side of thereservoir I set pieces of sponge J, and the better to secure said spongeI prefer to provide the jaws with teeth f to pass into the same. On theopposite side I insert a wooden strip K, covered, preferably, withchamoisskin L; but any soft materialsuch as cloth or rubber will answerin this place. The strip K is shown as grooved and the chamois-skin heldby nails; but this is not essential.

By the use of this device a Window may be readily cleaned, for the watercontained in the reservoir continually oozes out into the sponge,keeping the latter always moist, and the. surplus water, as it passesthrough the sponge, tends to keep it clean, and thus the labor ofremoving the dirt from a window is much lessened. When the window hasbeen washed by the use of the sponge, the cleaner maybe reversed and thechamois-skin brought into use, by which the window may be dried andpolished.

It is obvious that the jaws may be used for holding any variety ofcleansing-material besides those mentioned.

, What we claim as new is 1. The combination,in awindow-cleaner, of

the reservoir G, the bearings E, and clips H,

holding the reservoir, jaws F F, projecting on opposite sides of saidreservoir, and bolts I, substantially as described.

2. The combination,in a window-cleaner, of the reservoir G, the bearingE, and clips H, holding the reservoir, the jaws F F, projecting onopposite sides of the said reservoir and having teeth f, and the boltsI, substantially as described.

3. The herein'described window-cleaner, comprising the socket A, havingjaws a, the tongue B, bolt O, rib D, reservoir G, bearings E, and clipsH, embracing said reservoir, jaws F F, projecting on opposite sides ofthe reservoir, and the bolts I, all substantially as shown and setforth.

CHAS. A. SULLIVAN.

JOHN A. SMITH. Witnesses:

E. I. SOULLY, JOSEPH Pnnvosr CARE.

